Starokostiantyniv
Starokostiantyniv (Ukrainian: Старокостянтинів; Polish: Starokonstantynów, or Konstantynów; Yiddish: אלט-קאָנסטאַנטין Alt Konstantin) is a city in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Population: 34,455 (2020 est.)[1]
Starokostiantyniv
Старокостянтинів אלט-קאָנסטאַנטין Alt Konstantin Starokonstantynów / Konstantynów | |
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Starokostiantyniv Location of Starokostiantyniv in Ukraine Starokostiantyniv Starokostiantyniv (Ukraine) | |
Coordinates: 49°45′14″N 27°13′13″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
Raion | Khmelnytskyi Raion |
Founded | 1561 |
Area | |
• Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 34,455 |
Website | http://starkon.km.ua/ |
History
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1525–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1793
Russian Empire 1793–1917
Ukrainian People's Republic / Republic of Poland 1917-1920
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)
Ukraine 1991–present
Starokostyantyniv was founded in the 16th century when Konstanty Ostrogski built a fortress at the village of Kolishchentsi. The surviving Starokostiantyniv Castle was constructed by his son between 1561 and 1571. The village grew into a town which became known as "Old Constantine's Town" (Kostiantyniv Staryi) to prevent confusion with "New Constantine's Town" in the vicinity. It became a private town of Poland, owned by the Ostrogski family. It was part of Polish Volhynian Voivodeship. 1648 saw the Battle of Starokostiantyniv.
In 1939, 6,743 Jews were living in the city, accounting for 31 percent of the total population. The Jewish community was murdered in mass executions perpetrated from August 1941 until November 1942.
Notable residents
- Abraham Goldfaden, poet and playwright, considered father of the modern Jewish theatre
- Ben-Zion, painter
- Jakub Weinles, Polish painter
- Anatoliy Bondarchuk, hammer thrower who won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Blank family - Lenin's ancestors
- Chana Orloff,was an art deco and figurative art sculptor (12 July 1888 – 16 December 1968)
Gallery
- Capuchin Monastery
- Church of Holy Trinity
- Basil Constantine Ostrozky Monument and Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Starokostiantyniv
- Military officers' club
- Tower of the former Dominican Monastery in Starokostiantyniv
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
External links
- Weather in Starokostiantyniv.
- The murder of the Jews of Starokostiantyniv during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.